Clinicoradiological Profile of COVID-19-Associated Rhino-Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis with a Focus on Computed Tomography: A Clinical Case Series and Review.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19-associated rhino-orbital cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) has a rapidly evolving course with high morbidity and mortality. We describe imaging features of COVID-19-associated ROCM based on noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT). This retrospective single-center observational study included 50 patients with COVID-19 from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 who subsequently developed ROCM confirmed by fungal culture studies. All patients underwent NCCT of the paranasal sinuses as the diagnostic workup. The involvement of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, orbits, and intracranial cavity was identified and graded. The ethmoid sinuses were most commonly involved [right (n = 46 of 50) > left (n = 45 of 50)], followed by the maxillary, sphenoid, and frontal sinuses. Thinning and erosions of

SUBMITTER: Prabhakar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10484265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature